Original Suspect Charged In Death Of Woman In '84

A Chicago man was formally charged with first-degree murder Monday in a slaying authorities say occurred 16 years ago when Marcy Jo Andrews, 24, disappeared after being seen at the suspect's home.

Prosecutors said a Cook County grand jury approved an indictment for Casey Nowicki, 50, of the 2500 block of North Sawyer Avenue.

Nowicki, who was a suspect in Andrews' death almost immediately after she disappeared on Valentine's Day in 1984, was arrested and charged with murder last month.

Andrews' body has never been located, but police say newly discovered witnesses have said Nowicki allegedly confessed to the killing.

Police and prosecutors allege Nowicki kidnapped Andrews and drugged and raped her before placing her body in the trunk of a car.

Andrews and two of her friends had been to Nowicki's home, then on the 2600 block of West Iowa Street, to purchase a small amount of drugs, authorities said.

Nowicki agreed to drive the women home but got into a car accident. Nowicki allegedly asked Andrews' two friends to watch his car while he took Andrews to the hospital to be treated for an injured ankle.

Instead, he allegedly took her to his home, where she was later seen by witnesses naked and handcuffed to a radiator, authorities said. One witness saw Nowicki place her body into the trunk of his car, prosecutors said after Nowicki's arrest.